xv, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm

Record numbers of women are working in all areas of the film and television industries. Actresses are creating their own production companies in order to obtain better roles and more control of their material. Women are creating TV shows to explore stories that more closely reflect their lives. There are more films about women and women's issues, and more money-making films with women protagonists. Change is occurring at every level, and women are clearly having an impact that is reshaping the entertainment industry and the product it delivers. Who better to tell of these changes than script consultant and author Linda Seger. Through interviews with key players such as Sherry Lansing, Dawn Steel, Gillian Armstrong, Marlo Thomas, Linda La Plante, Nora Ephron, Liv Ullman, Loretta Young, Jane Wyman, and many, many others, she shows just what a woman's influence means in what we see - and what we will see much more of in the years ahead - in movie theaters and on our TV screens and how, in turn, that power affects society

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-284) and index

pt. 1: The women pioneers. The early years ; The rise of the studio system ; Women writers, women stars ; The end of an era ; Case study: Loretta Young -- pt. 2: Women in power and management. Reenvisioning business ; The collaborative versus competitive model ; Work, family, and balance ; The collaborative male ; The woman entrepreneur ; Case study: Lily and Richard Zanuck -- pt. 3: Women as storytellers. Finding our voices ; Women in action ; Structuring the script ; Case study: Barbara Barde -- pt. 4: Creating women characters. Expressing our identities ; Women as heroes ; Breaking stereotypes ; Case study: Liv Ullmann -- pt. 5: Sex, love, and romance. Changing the point of view ; In the realm of the senses ; I'll take romance ; Case study: Beth Sullivan -- pt. 6: A social and global perspective. What is our responsibility? ; Global interrelationships ; What must we do? ; Case study: Agnieszka Holland

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